"Recalls Pinter, very funny and very disturbing." (Dan Fox, Frieze Magazine)
“The unnamable” (in-excerpt) by samuel beckett—live jan. 17, 18, 24, 25, 8pm brooklyn
LILAC CO PRESENTS
"The Unnamable" by Samuel Beckett performed (in-excerpt) & translated LIVE into MOORE’*** (native language of the MOORE’ Tribe of Burkina Faso and West Africa) featuring Yahaya Kabore, Lancina Belem, Sean Edward Lewis direction / stage management Sarah Casey and Greg Ellery. Sound/live African drum by Yahaya Kabore. live MOORE’ translation by Lancina Belem, design and mise en scene by Lilac Co. ~~Sometime in the middle of the night, somewhere in Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso, two Burkinabae and a Nasara make tea when ‘The Unnamable’ happens~~ January (2026) 17, 18, 24, 25 8PM $20 SCHOLES STUDIO THEATRE—67 Scholes Street, Brooklyn. NY 11206 (Buzz #1L) —steel gate on the street—Seating limited—pre-tix recommended—tickets include tea and popcorn—running time: 50 Minutes—info: lilaccotheater@gmail.com 347-618-0794
“Lilac Co is disturbing and funny.” Dan Fox (Frieze Magazine) “The first show of Lilac Co, An Othello Thing, completely blew my mind, I thought it was one of the greatest things I had seen.” Nova Benway (Triangle, Dumbo) “The real shit, recalls the best of Jack Smith.” Mark Russell (The Public Theatre)
Lilac Co. is a Brooklyn-based experimental theatre founded by Sean Edward Lewis. Recent works have been presented in New York at Shrine NYC, Silvanas (Harlem), La MaMa, Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place, The Tank, The Collapsible Hole, The Segal Center’s PRELUDE Festival, The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, Zebulon, Saint Vitus, and the Polish National Home; abroad in Ouahigouya Ville, Burkina Faso (Water*Well*Theatre*Project). The Roy Hart Institute and the Pantheatre Myth and Theatre Festival; and in D.I.Y. spots such as abandoned storefronts and church basements across New York City
